Akron vs. Tampa

Akron and Tampa first met in 1966 and have played 5 times; Tampa leads the series 4–⁠1. Over the last 5 meetings it’s Tampa 4–⁠1, and Tampa has won the last 3.

Akron wins
1
Tampa wins
4
Ties
0
First meeting
1966
Longest streak
3 Tampa
Current streak
3 Tampa
Last 10 meetings
Tampa 4–⁠1
Most recent
1974

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1960s1–⁠2
1970s0–⁠2
Average margin
10.4 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Akron
1–⁠3 Akron’s record at home
At Tampa
1–⁠0 Tampa’s record at home
Shutouts
1

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Akron’s biggest win1967: Akron 6, Tampa 0by 6 points
  2. Tampa’s biggest win1968: Tampa 24, Akron 9by 15 points
  3. Upset1967: Akron 6, Tampa 0Akron had a 29% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Akron and Tampa, 1966 on130015001700197019801990200020102020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Every game

Oct 5, 1974Tampa 16, Akron 7at Akron
Oct 6, 1973Tampa 21, Akron 7at Tampa
Sep 28, 1968Tampa 24, Akron 9at Akron
Sep 23, 1967Akron 6, Tampa 0at Akron
Oct 1, 1966Tampa 20, Akron 12at Akron

Every game is listed as played on the field.